Zebra Lounge (2001) (TV)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Claire Montgomery (written by) &
Monte Montgomery (written by)

Release Date:

6 November 2002 (Norway)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A husband and wife, dissatisfied with their banal suburban existence, take a walk on the wild side one night with a couple they meet at the Zebra Lounge.

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Breast Fondling | Black Brassiere | Red Bra | Female Nudity

Cast

Kristy Swanson	...	Louise Bauer
Stephen Baldwin	...	Jack Bauer
Brandy Ledford	...	Wendy Barnet
Cameron Daddo	...	Alan Barnet
Dara Perlmutter	...	Brooke Barnet
Daniel Magder	...	Daniel Barnet
Vince Corazza	...	Neil Bradley (as Vincent Corazza)
Brian Paul	...	Adam Frazier
Howard Hoover	...	Bill Wallace
J.D. Nicholsen	...	Detective (as Jack Nicholsen)
Brandan Turcic	...	Evan
Chris Gillett	...	Hank
Judy White	...	Janet
Stephen Fretwell	...	Paul McGrew
Joan Gregson	...	Grandma Margaret

Also Known As:

Rendez-vous au Zebra Lounge (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, drug use and some violence.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Sadly, Buffy doesn't get buffy...

Straight-to-video erotic thriller about a successful but bored young couple (Daniel Magder and Brandy Ledford), who decide to spice up their love life by hooking up with a couple of wild & crazy 'swingers' (Stephen Baldwin and Kristy Swanson) for one night only. If you've seen Fatal Attraction, etc, you'll know where it's headin'. These are basically the "swingers from hell".

Many will see this solely for the promise of Kristy Swanson sans kit, but as others have pointed out, you'll be in for a disappointment. Kristy's big sex scenes (in the house and in an elevator) are pretty tame for an R-rating, and always fully clothed. No doubt Kristy has one of those annoying 'no nudity' contracts, but surely some major skin here was essential to the plot! Her character is supposed to be sexually wild and liberated, yet she keeps her underwear on whenever she has sex!

Meanwhile, in the role of less experienced, slightly nervous young wife, we have soft porn actress Brandy Ledford - who looks real comfortable with the hot stuff! She also possesses exactly the kind of burning, sexy insolence that the clean-cut Swanson lacks. They're in the wrong roles! In fact, although I rented this for Swanson, it Brandy -- a dark haired beauty in the Diane Lane mold -- who kept my interest. Swanson actually has the least significant role of the main foursome, and spends a lot of time off screen. In the role of her grinning, pill-popping hubbie, Stephen Baldwin does his usual affable psycho shtick.

The ONLY decent scene in the film is the one in the swimming pool, where Kristy passes Brandy an ecstasy pill tongue to tongue. Pretty sexy, and followed by some naked under water groping, but it's cut so fast you don't see anything more than a flash of bare back, thigh and ass (some of which could be body-doubles).

The only good to come out of this is I'll be looking out for Brandy's films in the future!